Principals Secretary / 12 Months / Norton Elementary School

Cheshire Public Schools; Cheshire (CT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire Public Schools is seeking a dedicated 12-month Principal's Secretary for Norton Elementary School in Cheshire, CT. The role is 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday, supporting the Principal and managing essential school operations.

Starting salary is published per the Cheshire Educational Secretaries and Technicians United agreement. The ideal candidate will handle budgeting, scheduling, payroll verification, and communications with staff and parents while maintaining accurate

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and at least 2 years of general office experience.
• Detail-oriented with good attendance and ability to work independently.
• Able to follow multi-step directions and carry out tasks accurately.
• Manage long-term projects.
• Strong organization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Operate multiple web-based applications.
• Relate positively to parents, staff, students, and the public in a professional manner.
• Background in accounting is beneficial.
• Knowledge of Google Applications, PowerSchool, Munis, Frontline is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to Principal
• Maintains multiple calendars
• Schedules all building-level meetings throughout the school year
• Manages the school budget
• Processes purchase orders
• Responsible for ordering supplies
• Manages the student activity account
• Processes student registrations and withdrawals
• Responsible for state reporting
• Maintains electronic and paper student records
• Assists with building schedules
• Ensures substitute coverage
• Responsible for verifying payroll
• Schedules all safety drills
• Processes all building use requests from outside organizations
• Works closely with payroll, transportation, maintenance and PTA
• Responsible for staff and parent communication
• Coordinates Promotion & other school events
• Coordinates new student orientations
• Assists in field trip coordination and transportation
• Oversees office operations, plans and organizes work according to office standard procedures

Skills

Detail oriented

Good attendance

Independent work

Organization skills

Multi-tasking

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Google Applications

PowerSchool

Munis

Frontline

Job description

12 MONTHS PRINCIPALS SECRETARY

NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Description

Principals Secretary, Norton. This is a 12-month position with a 35 hour work week. Duties include:

• Provides support to Principal
• Maintains multiple calendars
• Schedules all building-level meetings throughout the school year
• Manages the school budget
• Processes purchase orders
• Responsible for ordering supplies
• Manages the student activity account
• Processes student registrations and withdrawals
• Responsible for state reporting
• Maintains electronic and paper student records
• Assists with building schedules
• Ensures substitute coverage
• Responsible for verifying payroll
• Schedules all safety drills
• Processes all building use requests from outside organizations
• Works closely with various departments including payroll, transportation, maintenance and PTA
• Responsible for staff and parent communication
• Coordinates Promotion & other school events
• Coordinates new student orientations
• Assists in field trip coordination and transportation
• Other administrative and office duties as assigned by the Principal
• oversees office operations, plans and organizes work according to office standard procedures
• Establishes priorities within work assignment
• Answers phones, providing information and assistance to parents, staff members and others as needed or refers callers to appropriate office or staff person
• Prepares and independently composes letters, reports and various other documents
• Maintains school budget using Tyler ERP and handles purchasing for all divisions

Note

The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and at least 2 years of general office experience.
• The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, have a good attendance record, and be able to work independently
• Able to follow multi-step directions and carry out the assigned tasks thoroughly and with accuracy
• Manage long-term projects
• Strong organization skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to operate multiple web-based applications
• Must be able to relate positively to parents, staff members, students, and the general public at all times, being able to maintain decorum in a fast-paced and stressful environment
• A background in accounting is beneficial
• Knowledge of Google Applications, PowerSchool, Munis, Frontline is preferred

Supervised By

Receives task direction from the School Principal and/or his/her designee.

Schedule

Full time, 12 month/Grade 4 position. Monday - Friday.

Salary

In accordance with the Agreement Between Cheshire Board of Education and the Cheshire Educational Secretaries and Technicians United. Starting Salary $30.69 (Grade 4, Step 1).